Japan’s thirst for biomass is having a harmful impact on Canada’s forests

by Amelia Ritchie | Jan 19, 2024 | News, Open access, UVicSpace

January 14, 2024 | The Japan Times via UVic News Discourse surrounding the burning of wood pellets (a type of biofuel that is created from clearcutting in British Columbia forests) as an alternative to fossil fuels is alarmingly misleading, a recent Japan Times...

Feds must ensure Glencore assumes liability for ‘massive’ B.C. coal mining cleanup: lawyer

by Amelia Ritchie | Jan 18, 2024 | News, Open access, UVicSpace

December 28, 2023 | BNN Bloomberg via UVic News As explained by BNN Bloomberg’s Jordan Fleguel, Swiss-based commodity trading and mining company Glencore has recently acquired the coal business of Canadian giant Teck Resources Limited. This acquisition...

Exhibit celebrating Nuu-chah-nulth renaissance man to open at Vancouver gallery

by Amelia Ritchie | Jan 17, 2024 | News, Open access, UVicSpace

January 11, 2024 |Windspeaker via UVic News The George Clutesi:  ḥašaḥʔap / ʔaapḥii / ʕc̓ik  / ḥaaʔaksuqƛ / ʔiiḥmisʔap exhibit, originally displayed in Port Alberni on Tseshaht traditional territory, will soon open at the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast...

Beacon Hill Park plaque temporarily removed over concerns of inaccuracy and outdated language

by Amelia Ritchie | Jan 16, 2024 | News, Open access, UVicSpace

January 4, 2024 | Check News via UVic News The plaque, according to UVic scholar Reuben Rose-Redwood, erases the Indigenous history of Meegan (known by settlers as Beacon Hill Park). Dr. Rose-Redwood is the Associate Dean Academic in the Faculty of Social Sciences at...

How to Be a Healthier Drinker; Try Damp January to Cut Back on Drinking in the New Year

by Amelia Ritchie | Jan 15, 2024 | News, Open access, UVicSpace

December 27, 2023 | TIME via UVic News January 8, 2024 | The New York Times via UVic News UVic’s Dr. Tim Naimi, director of the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research, was quoted recently in TIME and New York Times articles discussing strategies one might use...

What are British Columbians’ new year’s resolutions?

by Amelia Ritchie | Jan 12, 2024 | News, Open access, UVicSpace

January 2, 2024 | CTV News Vancouver via UVic News For many, the New Year is a time of resolutions – such as improving one’s fitness, mental health, and finances. Or cutting back on alcohol. The latter resolution, according to a quote from UVic’s Dr. Tim Stockwell in...